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ballista:
 hey guys- don't worry, i'm not here to steal you're hunting ground ;), but what do you look for in a good rabbit hunting site? The only rabbit hunting i've done has been in a brush blind by a big garden in wisconson, thats it. The videos on youtube looked like pretty open land, with bushes for hiding, but I'm sure theres alot I don't know, and it's crappy weather for deer hunting today and tomarrow, so im hoping I can find, generally speaking, somekind of rabbit feild. so, my real question: When you hunt rabbit, what does your terrain look like? I'm pretty sue you can't bait here, but my neighbor has been baiting squirrels in his subdivision-sized backyard ever since we lived here 9 yrs ago, no one really cares. Do you look for water too? the place i was thinking of going to has a small creek, with small fence rows of timber on each side, them in the middle is an open feild, but theres absolutley no cover and I've never seen a rabbit there once. thanks, and if you have a picture of where you hunt, that's greatley appriciated also. -jimmy

JackCrafty:
I hunt rabbits in open fields (of low-cut grass) when it starts getting dark.  That's when they come out of their hiding places.  It's handy if you've got a friend who can hold a flashlight on 'em if it's too dark. Their eyes will reflect a pink color. ;D

You can also hunt for them in terrain with lots of shrubs (anytime of the day) but it will be harder to hit them with an arrow (because of the obstacles).  It's also a lot harder to see them before they see you.

Little John:
I would hunt where ever I had access to likely looking terrain. Where do you live. Might be different in Wyoming than in Main.     Kennerh

ballista:
oh, I should have mentioned that, northern Illinois, close to the wisconson border- they call it the prarie state, but its real populated up here, i'd like to live a little more south to where they'res real prarie terrain ;D. I'm planning on buying a half dozen blunt arrows sometime soom, but at the moment, i got 5 feild tips... dont wanna loose those  :P. you guys know what they would eat naturally? I'll be honest, I was going to go to petco and buy a crapload of pellet food and just bait the hell out of wherever I'm going, I got two rabbits as pets in the backyard and thats what I give 'em-could be illegal, but i dont plan on going hunting with a loudmouth ;D. thinking on using razor darts from a blowgun to harvest them, but that cuts your range down alot... you guys know a real cheap arrow? I wanted to make a few dozen for squirrel, god knows how many arrows you're gonna loose, I figured why not take 50 dowel rods and rough fletch em, but im sure theres better methods. thanks for the help, after highschool i'm going to look around for any places... not being able to drive kinda kills me. thanks- jimmy

Little John:
You can remove your field points and replace with blunts or 38 special cases to make good blunts, should be able to find some for free. As for cheap arrows, they can be free if you can get out and harvest some shoots and spend the time to straighten and dry them. Look for goose feathers around duck ponds or maybe I could send you some, like I say points can be as simple as pistol cases. It takes time to learn the tricks but lots of help in the arrow section. If you can afford to buy a couple dozen cedar shafts from three rivers makes it a lot easier and faster. Like I said, I would hunt any place I could get permission and be legal. Maybe you can find a like munded friend who drives to open up possibilities. Be always on the lookout for materials and hunting opportunities.     Kenneth

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